During Ohio State's last two seasons, the Buckeyes have had two separate corners play the nickel spot on third and long situations. In each of the following seasons, that same player became a full-time starter.
In 2015, it was Damon Webb, who eventually became a starter in 2016 as a safety. One year later, Damon Arnette got the nod as the fourth corner and nickelback, and is in line to be one of Ohio State's starting corners come Aug. 31 against Indiana.
On Aug. 16, Ohio State cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs said that Denzel Ward, Arnette and Kendall Sheffield were the top three corners in his room and are likely to rotate in with the starting defense.